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... job, but we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Only after we had done this did we go inside for some coffee and cookies.

The main cabin has a kitchen, living area with a dining room table and one bedroom with eight bunk beds. Another group had already move into that room, so we settled into some of the adjacent cabins. We relaxed a bit, exchanged stories of previous travels and got to know our fellow travellers a bit better. Åsa also told us more about her job in the mine ...

Off I went in the pouring rain. About 20 miles down the road I stopped at the town of Inari and filled up with petrol and was away within minutes.

I was heading along a road classed as the 955 towards a town, or should I say a place called Pallas. The road might have been extremely boring to ride but it was in extremely good condition and as I had far to go I sat at about 70mph all the way. ...

... 50km from the Finnish border and even deeper into remote Lapland. We were staying with a guy called Per-Nils, who I'd been recommended by a local. I had no idea who he was but all became clear once we met him. He is well known in these parts for being a bit of a character and has had many film companies from around the world come and film him and his way of semi traditional Sami life. Even Ray Mears has covered him on one of his TV series. No doubt they built a 4 bedroom ...

... and got more photos - unfortunately none of the aurora or stars either but the food was great. Also saw one of the Northern Light rooms in the Ice Hotel which I took a photo of.

Had a great leisurely breakfast this morning (which was great) as had no excursions booked this morning as I was flying to Stockholm & London today. Checked out at 11.15 and got my certificate saying I slept in an ice ...

... in the name of science I'll list Till (from a brewery in Falkenberg in Sweden, but now disappointingly owned by Carlsberg) at 5.2% as the favourite over Kallholmen (from Skelleftehamn apparently), though both are a bit too light and fruity (despite being 5.2% and 4.7% respectively) to be taken entirely seriously. Anyway, when your night-time toliet is 50 metres across the snow in sub-zero temperatures, you really don't want a bladder full of fizzy lager. ...